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Tesla raises prices in China by 20pc, adding US$21,000 to the cost of a Model S after Beijing rolls out counter tariffs

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Tesla released an updated price list on Friday, bumping up the retail cost by around 20 per cent for vehicles sold in China. Photo: AP

Tesla will raise prices by about 20 per cent for models sold in China, after Beijing slapped a 25 per cent punitive tariff on American-made automobiles amid an escalating trade row between the world’s largest two economies.

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The price adjustment came just six weeks after the US electric carmaker reduced prices following China’s decision to cut car import duties.

A mainland buyer will pay an additional 139,320 yuan (US$21,045) for a Model S 75D which currently sells for 849,900 yuan.

A Model X P100D sells at 1.57 million yuan, up about 256,600 yuan from late May.

Beijing raised the import duties on US-made cars from 15 per cent to 40 per cent on Friday.

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Tesla, the biggest-selling electric carmaker in the US, adjusted its China price list on Friday right after the tariff announcement by Beijing.

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